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This week, labor activity in the game industry intensified as Rockstar Games employees prepared for a landmark union vote just before GTA VI’s release, with the election running from November 12 to 26 and focusing on pay, overtime, job security, and AI use—issues compounded by last year’s firings tied to organizing efforts. Simultaneously, fans of Mass Effect launched a rapid fundraising campaign, raising over $5,000 in 15 minutes through a GoFundMe to place billboards near EA headquarters and the Game Awards, protesting BioWare’s closure and demanding accountability. The campaign, led by the 'We Are Mass Effect' group, plans to direct excess funds to the Game Workers’ Hardship Fund, highlighting growing public engagement in labor and corporate responsibility issues within the industry.
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Rockstar Games employees are set to vote on unionization just days before the release of GTA VI, marking a pivotal moment in the company’s labor history. The upcoming vote, scheduled from November 12–26, will determine w…
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Within 15 minutes of launching a GoFundMe, fans of Mass Effect raised over $5,000 to place billboards near EA’s headquarters, the shuttered Edmonton office, and the upcoming Game Awards. The campaign, led by members of t…
· via Kotaku
The unionization effort at Wizards of the Coast has expanded beyond the Magic Arena team to include the Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering development teams, who have until October 13 to be voluntarily recognize…
· via GamesIndustry.biz
Multiple major gaming companies and platforms announced significant staffing moves in early October, including Antoine Madre's promotion to game lead at Supercell and Derek Yang's transition from Discord to director of p…
· via MobileGamer.biz
The Ubisoft Workers of Montreal Union started a petition on 30 September asking the company to keep hybrid working arrangements, and it has now exceeded 300 signatures. Game Workers Unite Montreal organized the effort, w…
· via GamesIndustry.biz
Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer has responded to backlash over his earlier comments about crunch, saying he is not in favor of crunch but supports hard work. He clarified that staff worked an additional two hours per week for f…
· via GamesIndustry.biz
King has signed a collective agreement with Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer after more than a year of negotiations, following a call for industrial action. The deal provides job security and greater employee influence ov…
· via GamesIndustry.biz
King signed a collective bargaining agreement with Unionen and the Engineers of Sweden hours before planned strikes at its Stockholm and Malmo offices. The deal, ending over a year of negotiations, gives employees more i…
· via MobileGamer.biz
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